12-letter words containing b, a, s, h
- bush-leaguer — (in baseball) someone who plays in a minor league
- bushelbasket — a rounded basket with a capacity of one bushel
- bushwhacking — to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- by the balls — so as to be rendered powerless
- by wholesale — at wholesale
- by-a-whisker — whiskers, a beard.
- cable stitch — a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
- cable-stitch — a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carbon brush — a small block of carbon used to convey current between the stationary and moving parts of an electric generator, motor, etc
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- channel bass — red drum.
- chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- diminishable — That may be diminished.
- disestablish — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- dishabituate — to cause to be no longer habituated or accustomed.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dispatch box — a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- erev shabbat — the day before the Sabbath, i.e. Friday
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- haberdashers — Plural form of haberdasher.
- haberdashery — a haberdasher's shop.